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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Smith (ranked 6890 p4p, 5293 weight class) and Lars Landsberg (ranked 666 p4p, 575 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khabib Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Landsberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Landsberg. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Landsberg stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Landsberg counters with a crisp one two that drops Smith! Landsberg thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Smith to his feet! Smith is in big trouble!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Landsberg cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Smith looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Landsberg finish him?
 Smith is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith shoots in and bounces Landsberg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Landsberg pushes Smith off and scrambles back to his feet.
Landsberg clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
OH! Smith has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Landsberg smells blood and charges in for the finish! Landsberg unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Smith sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lars Landsberg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Nicolas (ranked 6339 p4p, 6678 weight class) and Benjamin Strasser (ranked 614 p4p, 636 weight class). Ezequiel Nicolas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benjamin Strasser's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezequiel Nicolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Strasser!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nicolas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Strasser on the ground.
Nicolas throws a strike but Strasser rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nicolas working for submissions but it's allowed Strasser to get to half guard.
Strasser is looking for a kimura but Nicolas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Strasser to get the leverage.
Nicolas tries to roll over but Strasser keeps him under control.
Strasser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nicolas keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolas trying to control from the bottom.
Strasser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Strasser is looking to advance position but Nicolas won't allow it.
Nicolas tries to roll over but Strasser keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser is looking to take a break and control but Nicolas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strasser wants to free his trapped foot but Nicolas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nicolas is refusing to be controlled, as Strasser sits in half guard.
Nicolas is trying to maintain the position but Strasser is very close to passing his half guard.
Strasser wants to take a breather but Nicolas is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nicolas is trying to stand up here but Strasser is controlling him well.
Strasser works his way into side control.
Nicolas wants to control but Strasser postures up.
Strasser has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nicolas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Strasser looking to ground and pound but Nicolas is blocking nicely.
Strasser looking to control but Nicolas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strasser sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strasser stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Strasser throws a chopping leg kick but Nicolas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nicolas dives in and scores a takedown into Strasser's guard.
Strasser pushes Nicolas off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've been informed that Strasser has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nicolas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strasser swivels and escapes.
Nicolas is breathing heavily.
Nice combo by Strasser! Oh, that's hurt him - Nicolas falls to the canvas and Strasser follows him into side control.
Nicolas is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strasser has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oh Nicolas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nicolas darts in trying to clinch
and Strasser makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Strasser connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Nicolas out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Strasser!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dragonov (ranked 3805 p4p, 5130 weight class) and Shek Mohammed (ranked 337 p4p, 411 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Dragonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shek Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragonov has Mohammed up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragonov breaks from the clinch.
Shek Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammed forces Dragonov back against the cage and clinches.
Dragonov lands a knee to the body.
Dragonov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dragonov.
Dragonov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mohammed blocks it with crossed arms.
Dragonov missing with knees to the body.
Dragonov landing knees to the body.
Mohammed looks winded!
Mohammed managing to block the knees to the body from Dragonov.
Dragonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mohammed avoids a wild elbow strike from Dragonov.
Dragonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dragonov lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Dragonov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohammed avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Dragonov breaks the clinch.
Mohammed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dragonov moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dragonov lands an uppercut.
Dragonov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mohammed avoids it.
Mohammed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mohammed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mohammed tries for a takedown but Dragonov circles away easily
and Dragonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragonov takes the fight into the clinch.
Dragonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mohammed misses with a takedown attempt
and Dragonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Shek Mohammed has been cut.
Ivan Dragonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shek Mohammed.
Mohammed tries to clinch up
and Dragonov counters with a huge left! Mohammed is in big trouble! He's backing up but Dragonov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mohammed from any more damage. A dominating finish by Dragonov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Dragonov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blade Wilson (ranked 5258 p4p, 23734 weight class) and Zeze Lawrence (ranked 614 p4p, 809 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeze Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence gets tackled into the cage by Wilson. Wilson maintains the clinch.
Lawrence tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
Lawrence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lawrence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lawrence looking to stall.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Wilson gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
 Lawrence is rocked!
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawrence is defending well for now.
Wilson lands a big right hand that drops Lawrence! The killer instinct kicks in and Wilson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Wilson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blade Wilson!
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